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iPad takes flight
Anybody who’s set foot on a plane in the past two years would find it hard to argue against the iPad as a new wave for pe...
Optus' unlimited data roaming deal
Optus will today launch unlimited data roaming for Aussie travellers to Asia in the guide of pre-paid Bridge DataRoamUnlimited ...
Ultralight laptops: pros and cons
For something so slim and light, Ultrabooks seem to be the next big thing for business travellers. But what do you give up whe...
Keep a bartender app on your smartphone
Stuck in an unloved airport lounge at the end of a busy day, and only have a bottle of liquor and a couple of mixers (or "soft ...
When your phone breaks on a trip, who do you call?
There are few items more vital to the business traveller than the smartphone -- and when it stops working, it's a major inconve...
Kindle Touch now ships to AU
IN BRIEF | Amazon is now shipping the Kindle Touch to Australia, giving travellers another choice in the ebook stakes. The US$...
Toshiba Satellite U840 Ultrabook
Another week, another Ultrabook... it seems these super-slim, super-light notebooks will be among the high-tech hits of 2012, e...
Telstra's first 4G smartphone
Telstra's debut of its first 4G smartphone – the aptly-named HTC Velocity – is set to delivering blistering speeds ...
Kindle Fire, Touch available in AU
Frequent flyers who like to pack an ebook reader into their travel kit now have more options to choose from, with the latest Ki...
How big can an ultrabook be?
With their lightweight, slim profile and long battery life, Ultrabooks are the perfect laptop for the business traveller and fr...
Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook
While Dell has just trotted out its first Ultrabook in the XPS13, Acer has lifted the covers from its second superthin superlig...
AusBT Awards 2011: Best Travel Tech
Best Laptop for Australian Business Travellers: MacBook Air & Toshiba Satellite Z830 There’s no argument that thin-a...
Free New York travel guide
IN BRIEF | Here's a freebie that's worth grabbing fast. Lonely Planet's New York City travel guide app for the iPhone, whi...
Google Schemer: a new 'social travel service'?
Google is beta-testing yet another weapon for its ever-growing web. Named 'Schemer', it's been described as a 'social travel s...
Which Kindle to buy?
Business travellers are increasingly toting around one of two types of tablets – a small slim ebook reader or a larger an...
Check flight status with Siri
Want to check if your flight is running on time? Grab your iPhone 4S and ask the voice-controlled Siri 'personal assistant...
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Acer Aspire S3: $999 ultra-thin notebook
With a sharp new price to match its looks, the $999 Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook could be Australia's best-value 'thin and light' n...
HP launches Folio 'business ultrabook' laptop
Another week goes by, another major notebook brand joins the ultrabook brigade. And this time it's the biggest name in the game...